Gaiole in Chianti to San Gusme and back

September 14, 2019

Our day began with a fast train from Milan to Florence where we were picked up by our bike-riding tour company A’qto and driven an hour to our base for the next three days Gaiole in Chianti.  Our accommodation was a very impressive B&B up a hill from the town center.

The first order of the day was lunch and a briefing on what to expect over the few days.  Then it was off to get ready for our first ride, an afternoon in the Tuscan sunshine.

Bike …

Distance: 36km  Elevation: 521m  Time: 1:34

Our ride for the day was out to San Gusme and back.  This was such a beautiful ride for our first ride in Tuscany.  A few nice long climbs and some wonderful descents.  We had a few regroup stops along the way always finding a shady spot as the temperature was in the high 20’s.  After reaching San Gusme we turned around and backtracked the same route to our starting point.  We then had a nice little kicker of about 500m to get back up the hill to our base.  Fortunately, the accommodation has a refreshing and welcoming swimming pool to cool down.  A very nice way to ease into our nine days in Tuscany